Industry News

NEW DESIGN GUIDELINES LOOK TO AID COMMUNITY AND PUBS

Posted on June 23rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The VCGLR has just released a revised edition of its Design Guidelines, intended to help pub operators design and maintain safe and profitable venues. The second edition of the Guidelines are not part of any formal process, but are the

DOCKLANDS’ WOOLSHED PUB UP IN FLAMES

Posted on November 14th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
A fire at the famous Woolshed Pub in Melbourne’s Docklands has closed the business indefinitely, as operators assess the severely damaged building. On Friday afternoon around 3pm smoke was spotted coming from the roof of the hotel. Emergency services were

LEACH VOTED PRESIDENT UNOPPOSED

Posted on October 31st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Hotels Association NSW President Scott Leach has been voted National President at a special meeting this morning. [caption id="attachment_5701" align="alignright" width="176"] AHA NSW President, Scott Leach[/caption] Delegates assembled in Melbourne to vote on the position, left vacant by the

LITTLE PRINCE CROWNED SMALLEST PUB

Posted on August 19th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
While UK pubs continue to close at the rate of around 30 per week, one new public house is doing its tiny share for the people of Kent. Recently claiming the crown of Britain’s smallest watering hole, the Little Prince

HOTEL BOOM SEEN IN LATEST LIST OF RICH AUSSIES

Posted on May 30th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The annual BRW List of Australia’s richest people was released on Friday, and despite the hotel industry’s wave of success and the demise of mining, results were mixed and hotelier rankings down. The soft-spoken octogenarian Len Ainsworth continued his legacy

GLOBAL FIRM EXPANDS INTO BOOMING AUSTRALIAN HOTELS MARKET

Posted on March 30th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Following a bumper 2015 in hospitality real estate, global giant Cushman & Wakefield has launched a Hotel and Tourism Brokerage department in Australia. Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) is a commercial real estate services company. It is one of the largest

INDUSTRY FORUM TO TALK HOSPITALITY FUTURE PLANNING

Posted on March 11th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The Drop is hosting an industry lunch next Friday, bringing Australia’s most acclaimed finance guru and a brains trust to discuss trends and pitfalls in gaming and hospitality. The lunch aims to provide guests opportunity for future planning, with access

LION TAKES FARE SWIPE AT HEALTH ORG OVER “PUBLICITY STUNT”

Posted on December 11th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Lion has hit back at the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) over the uneducated lampoon of its ‘Beer the Beautiful Truth’ campaign. Initiating the campaign in response to Galaxy Research findings that most Australian (87 per cent) don’t

ARSONISTS DESTROY NEW MELBOURNE PUB

Posted on October 7th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Police continue to investigate the arson attack on Monday that destroyed Melbourne pub the Albion Hotel, owned by a group of footballers. [caption id="attachment_7468" align="alignright" width="336"] Artist's impression of the redeveloped hotel[/caption] It is reported that two men wearing balaclavas